Posted on 09/30/2015 12:04:57 PM PDT by ColdOne
Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday rebuffed Russia's demand that U.S. warplanes leave Syrian airspace to make way for their own airstrikes, saying coalition forces are not going anywhere.
"These strikes will continue," Kerry said.
Kerry spoke at a United Nations Security Council meeting chaired by his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, with whom he reportedly spoke before the meeting. The meeting followed a dramatic escalation in the Syrian conflict, as Russia began bombarding opposition targets inside the country.
Speaking in New York, Kerry said he was prepared to welcome Russia's actions if they are directed only at the Islamic State and Al Qaeda.
"We would have grave concerns should Russia strike areas where ISIL and Al Qaeda-affiliated targets ... are not operating," Kerry said, adding that nations must not confuse fighting ISIS for supporting Bashar Assad.
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I’m not sure Kerry is the man I want to make that decision.
Translation Kerry: We will retain the right to bomb empty buildings.
Saw Kerry this AM for a brief moment while channel surfing. He had on so much make up he looked like a drag queen. Rouge, lipstick, powder...fricking weird!
Because Putin's goals and Iman Obama goals are completely different...
Obama wants to oust Assad to prop up another MB type government in Syria and Putin wants to prop up Assad to stop the pipeline he "was" building to supply LNG to europe...
He now controls the LNG coming out of Russian to keep the EU under his thumb as he continues to rebuild the Soviet empire piece by piece...
Taking out ISIL is a minor secondary goal for Putin, if one at all...
Somebody just Nuke Damascus and get it over with already: Isaiah 17:1 An oracle concerning Damascus. Behold, Damascus will cease to be a city and will become a heap of ruins.
If US planes are protecting ISIS, they determine their own fate.
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